Akobir Turaev
Akobir Turaev (born 3 November 1996) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tajikistan Higher League club Ravshan Kulob.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 November 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Uzbekistan | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ravshan Kulob | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2013 | FC Buxoro U21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | FK Buxoro | 47 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 7 | (1) |
2017–2019 | FK Buxoro | 9 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Rahmatganj MFS | 10 | (2) |
2020–2021 | FK Mash'al Mubarek | 7 | (2) |
2021 | Eskhata Khujand | 17 | (9) |
2021–2022 | TRAU | 6 | (1) |
2022 | Neftchi | ||
2023– | Ravshan Kulob | ||
International career‡ | |||
Uzbekistan U17 | 10 | (4) | |
Uzbekistan U19 | 5 | (1) | |
Uzbekistan U23 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022 |
Club career
Turaev began his football career with U21 side of FC Buxoro in 2012 before moving to the senior side of the club in 2013.[1] He was later loaned out to Pakhtakor Tashkent in 2016.[1] He also featured in Pakhtakor's 3–0 win against Al-Jazira in the AFC Champions League.[1] After completing his loan spell with Pakhtakor, he returned to his parent club Buxoro the following season.
Turaev was a part of Buxoro until the end of 2018–19 season. During his time at the club, he scored three goals in 20 matches.[1] In 2019, he set out for a new challenge abroad and joined Bangladeshi side Rahmatganj MFS.[1] He scored two goals in 10 matches for the Bangladeshi outfit before returning back to Uzbekistan. He signed for FK Mash'al Mubarek in August 2020, but moved to Tajikistan in January 2021 for lack of game-time.[1] He scored eight goals and provided an assist in 15 appearances for Eskhata Khujand[2] in the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top tier.
Akobir signed for TRAU on August 30, 2021, on a one-year deal in which the 2021–22 I-League began started from the last week of December.[1] He scored his first goal for the club against Sreenidi Deccan on 3 March 2022.
On 15 July 2023, Ravshan Kulob announced the signing of Turaev.[3]
Honours
Rahmatgonj MFS
- Federation Cup runner-up: 2019[4]
Pakhtakor Tashkent
- Uzbekistan Super Cup runner-up: 2016
References
- Singh, Yash Pratap (30 August 2021). "TRAU FC sign forward duo Thales Lima and Akobir Turaev". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Application of the football club "Eskhata" (Khujand) for participation in the season-2021". twitter.com (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "АКОБИР ТУРАЕВ ФУТБОЛБОЗИ НАВИ ДАСТАИ "РАВШАН"-И КӮЛОБ". instagram.com/fc.ravshan1965/ (in Tajik). Ravshan Kulob Instagram. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- Akobir Turaev at Soccerway